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Ascend Capital Portfolio holdings

AUM $1.99B
1-Year Est. Return 10.36%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+3.67%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.36%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
AUM
$2.15B
AUM Growth
-$62.9M
Cap. Flow
-$345M
Cap. Flow %
-16.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
24.51%
Holding
212
New
71
Increased
31
Reduced
30
Closed
64

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 14.65%
2 Healthcare 13.3%
3 Technology 11.18%
4 Industrials 10.52%
5 Materials 8.18%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
VMC icon
76
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$36.8B
$8.4M 0.39%
+66,324
New +$8.33M
HRI icon
77
Herc Holdings
HRI
$4.78B
$8.21M 0.38%
+208,787
New +$8.73M
ESI icon
78
Element Solutions
ESI
$8.48B
$7.99M 0.37%
629,740
+465,195
+283% +$6.08M
DNKN
79
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$7.81M 0.36%
+141,599
New +$7.92M
HLT icon
80
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$72.4B
$7.75M 0.36%
+125,316
New +$7.8M
INCY icon
81
Incyte
INCY
$25.4B
$7.33M 0.34%
58,242
-36,399
-38% -$4.63M
URI icon
82
United Rentals
URI
$65.7B
$7.24M 0.34%
+64,210
New +$7.17M
MDLZ icon
83
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$83.4B
$6.87M 0.32%
+159,064
New +$7.17M
HON icon
84
Honeywell
HON
$76.4B
$6.71M 0.31%
+55,749
New +$6.58M
BWA icon
85
BorgWarner
BWA
$12.8B
$6.64M 0.31%
+178,054
New +$6.46M
CSTM icon
86
Constellium
CSTM
$3.76B
$6.3M 0.29%
913,672
+277,820
+44% +$1.81M
GDOT icon
87
Green Dot
GDOT
$750M
$6.28M 0.29%
163,101
-38,198
-19% -$1.38M
CALA
88
DELISTED
Calithera Biosciences, Inc
CALA
$6.14M 0.29%
+20,680
New +$5.53M
CMCSA icon
89
Comcast
CMCSA
$87.3B
$6.04M 0.28%
+155,215
New +$6.12M
PRTA icon
90
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$448M
$5.76M 0.27%
+106,400
New +$5.67M
RGNX icon
91
Regenxbio
RGNX
$616M
$5.67M 0.26%
+286,988
New +$5.56M
LKFT
92
Lakefront Biotherapeutics American Depositary Shares
LKFT
$1.82B
$5.66M 0.26%
+73,964
New +$6.22M
ASH icon
93
Ashland
ASH
$3.34B
$5.45M 0.25%
82,717
-325,891
-80% -$20.7M
PBYI icon
94
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$398M
$5.25M 0.24%
+60,055
New +$3.36M
IMMU
95
DELISTED
Immunomedics Inc
IMMU
$5.12M 0.24%
+579,943
New +$4.07M
GCP
96
DELISTED
GCP Applied Technologies Inc.
GCP
$5.09M 0.24%
166,903
+61,698
+59% +$1.94M
CUZ icon
97
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$5.31B
$5.06M 0.24%
143,929
+73,406
+104% +$2.53M
TWX
98
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$5.02M 0.23%
+50,000
New +$4.95M
AVNS icon
99
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$5.01M 0.23%
+127,741
New +$4.83M
BYD icon
100
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$6.75B
$5M 0.23%
201,670
+145,602
+260% +$3.51M

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Ascend Capital's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, Ascend Capital held 212 positions worth $2.15B, down 2.8% from $2.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital withdrew a net $345M in Q2 2017, closing 64 positions and reducing 30 holdings. Its most notable exit was AutoZone, an estimated $63M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 15% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures worth $98.4M.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q2 2017 buy was Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures: 1,882,711 shares worth $98.4M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit in Q2 2017, an estimated $23.4M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Air Products & Chemicals, cutting an estimated $46.1M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited AutoZone in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $63M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $2.15B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • Ascend Capital opened 71 new positions and closed 64 in Q2 2017.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value fell 2.8% quarter-over-quarter to $2.15B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 11 Aug 2017.